Faculty & Staff









Arnold Zar-Kessler, Head of School
Barbara Shea, Associate Head of School for Program and Instruction

Lower School

Mindy Pincus, Lower School Principal
Rabbi Amy Bardack, Director of Judaic Studies
Phyllis Wilker, Director of Support Services
Stephanie Westenkatz, Counselor
Harriet Heyman, Nurse

Lower School Faculty


Kindergarten
Lauren Ayzenberg
Libby Bergman
Sondra Kaminsky
Maree Marcus
Naomi Katz Mintz
Judi Rapaport

Grade 1
Marla Cavarretta
Tehila Cherubino
Shoshanna Eliahou
Dana Fogel
Shula Levy
Tali Liberman
Alexa Weisman
Jesse Wolf

Grade 2
Allan Cohen
Yaffa Dangur
Shoshanna Eliahou
Amy Ostroff
Carmit Peer
Ella Ranen
Nancy Werner
Jesse Wolf

Grade 3
Tali Brauner
Allan Cohen
Nurit Kussell
Margie Martross
Amy Ostroff
Limor Saloman
Ella Ranen

Specialists
Cantor Gaston Bogomolni, Tefillah Music Specialist
Mollyann Blumenthal, Permanent Substitute
Trudy Shulman Fagen, Creative Arts Coordinator
Diona Fulton, Physical Education
Susan Fusco-Fazio, Art
Eugenia Gerstein, Music
Vicki Hadar, Reading Specialist
Lori Kahn, Library
Rinat Noy, Special Needs
Amy Ostroff, Assistant Teacher
Hope Rantham , Assistant Art Teacher
Elana Schreiber, Grades 1-3 Science
Reena Schultz, Instructional Specialist
Irit Stein, Hebrew Literacy Coach
Penelope Thal-Nir, Assistant Teacher
Amy Sullivan, Math Coach
Alexa Weisman, Assistant Teacher
Susan Weiss, Math/Instructional Technology

Support
Roberta Nicoletta, Assistant to Head of School
Ellen Shuster, Assistant to Lower School Principal
Estelle Linder, Secretary
Bonnie Regelman, Curriculum Development

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Upper School

Rabbi Scott Slarskey, Upper School Principal
Rabbi Amy Bardack, Director of Judaic Studies
Shelly Levy, Director of Support Services
Shosh Levi, Daily Logistics Coordinator
Jennifer DuClos, Adjustment Counselor
Daveen Balliro, Upper School Nurse

Upper School Faculty

Intermediate Division (Grades 4-5)
David Wolf, Intermediate Division Supervisor

Intermediate Division Teachers

Pamela Aranov
Galit Avrahami
Rachael Besser
Netanela Buganim-Kesner
Esti Cohen
Yonit Cohen
Meital Dimant
Rebecca Finkelstein
Estelle Gomolka

Melissa Horowitz
Lauren Hollop
Shoshi Jalfin
Robert Jaye
Anat Linden
Iris Schor
Evie Weinstein-Park
Susan Weiss

Middle Division (Grades 6-8)
Varda Ben-Meir, Grades 6-7-8 Head Advisor

Middle Division Teachers  

Lauren Allen
Stephen DiLeo
Yakov Dov
Naomi Forman
Janine Hechter
Esti Kassiff
Jamileh Jemison
Millie Kateman

Carole Kaufman
Jennifer Leonard-Schaffstein
Nechama Malkiel
Ruti Peled
Patricia Rigley
Daniel Savitt
Oliver Segal
David Srebnick
Daniel Weinstein

Specialists
Lily Appel, Building Substitute
Josh Bartley, Grades 4-5 Physical Education
Lisa Breit, Technology and Curriculum Integration
Joy Chertow, Art
Lisa DiAdamo, High School Counselor
Trudy Shulman Fagen, Creative Arts Coordinator and 8th Grade Play Director
Bill Ferreira, Grades 6-8 Physical Education
Lisa Jacobs, Music
Robert Jaye, Grades 4-5 Science Specialist
Rachel Katz, Support Services
Patricia McEachen, Library
Amanda Rosenhoover, Learning Specialist
Reena Schultz, Integration Specialist
Randy Singer, Support Services
Amy Sullivan, Math Coach
Susan Weiss, Math/Instructional Technology

Support
Judy Flad, Office Manager
Mary-Ellen Lattig, Assistant to Upper School Director

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Enrichment/Extended Day

Penina Magid, Director of Enrichment
Elise Blanken, Lower School Site Coordinator
Emma Weisman, Upper School Site Coordinator
Krysta Kincaid, Upper School Site Coordinator

Gan Shelanu

Ellen Agulnick, Director

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Institutional Advancement Office

Natalie Matus, Associate Head for Institutional Advancement
Carol Rumpler, Director of Admission
Arlene Bryer, Director of Annual Giving
Shira Strosberg, Director of Communications/ Brand Manager
Shira Lewin, Director of Alumni Relations
Maura Connell, Assistant Director for Annual Giving
Diane Roberts, Donor Relations Manager
Stephanie Maroun, Institutional Advancement Associate
Janice Goldstein, Shavuon Coordinator

Business Office

Carolyn Flammey, Director of Finance and Operation
Larry Henneberry, Facilities Manager
Linda Shropshire, Associate Director of Finance
Liz Chesarone, Assistant to Finance Director
Diane Brienze, Senior Accountant
Rose Turner, Financial Analyst
Samantha Vanaria, Bookkeeper

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